Antetokounmpo, Lavine, Oladipo, and Mason Plumlee to compete in dunk contest

[Heavincent]

My expectations are low, even though they are all crazy athletes. NBA will probably **** up the format again.

How come legit stars never enter anymore?

Edit: seems the NBA have returned to a more simple and practical format, thankfully. http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2015/0...t-contestants/

[Lebronxrings]

lame

[SexSymbol]

complete shit, don't bother to watch it.

[navy]

All the good dunks have been done.

[Genaro]

Wiggins?

[no pun intended]

My expectations are low, even though they are all crazy athletes. NBA will probably **** up the format again.

How come legit stars never enter anymore?

Edit: seems the NBA have returned to a more simple and practical format, thankfully. http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2015/0...t-contestants/

Last year proved that not having legit stars (Paul George and John Wall) wasn't the problem. The format killed it. Besides if you look back at all the Dunk Contests in the past, stardom was never huge. Whoever complains about the lack of stars are blinded by the MJ and Nique nostalgia.

[Rake2204]

Edit: seems the NBA have returned to a more simple and practical format, thankfully. http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2015/0...t-contestants/

* JUDGES

[Ariza4three]

Why the **** are Giannis and Plumlee in it. Shitty dunkers SMH

[RightTwoCensor]

LaVine is the only amazing athlete....

The Ante has KD athleticism and Oladipo has Lillard athleticism.

[Magic 32]

lame

Not as lame as promising to do the slam dunk contest and then chicken out.

[plowking]

I can almost guarantee Ante will do some sort of free throw line dunk, which will be topped by a free throw line dunk by Lavine.

I think Giannis will have some nice dunks that will surprise people. Same with Oladipo. Dude is a great athlete himself. I've seen him do a 360 between the legs, so he is no joke.

[TylerOO]

All the good dunks have been done.

This. What the **** else can they do? Everything has been done

[Rake2204]

This. What the **** else can they do? Everything has been done

I think there's still a number of combinations and styles that have been untapped to this point. As an example, the between-the-legs dunk was first completed in 1984, but years of stylistic improvements and alterations awaited.

To be honest, when the contest was first cancelled in '98, a lot of people were pretty certain every dunk had already been done at that point too. Sometimes it just takes someone special to move things to the next level.

[SugarHill]

This. What the **** else can they do? Everything has been done

Not even remotely true

there are a ton of next level dunks that guys who do trick dunks for a living make

and what's up with freethrow line dunks? That ship sailed a long time ago...way before James White did windmills from the freethrow line and two hands. Unless you're doing that, just stop.

[TylerOO]

Not even remotely true

there are a ton of next level dunks that guys who do trick dunks for a living make

Pretty much proved my point. So you are expecting them to pull off dunks ONLY guys who sit around and think of dunks to do, do.